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Current IssueThis issue of HOME will help you savor the signs of spring we’ve waited for patiently all winter. Our feature on peonies shares how to grow, maintain and decorate with these luscious blooms. We’ll help you make your yard more beautiful than ever with articles on retaining walls, pruning basics, and new ways to mulch. We’ll even help you make quick work of the onerous task of window washing. Too much work? Relax and keep reading. “Simply Southern” will show you how to pour yourself a proper cup of tea. Our fantasy pool feature explores the latest in luxury pools. And our throw pillow feature shows how, after all that waiting for spring, you can bring in a quick pop of gratification and a whole new look to your home with this humble accessory. Enjoy! |
Features
Make a Splash With a Fantasy Pool Water is a source of Both life and comfort; it invokes all the senses with its natural delights. Because of these inherent qualities, there is nothing quite like a water source to enhance the landscape. Swimming pools are one way for homeowners to bring the aesthetics of water close at hand. And today’s pools are [...]
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About Home Magazine
HOME, the area's exclusive home resource and idea magazine, is a high quality magazine that targets the conscientious homeowner who values their home and understands the priorities of the place they call HOME. Each inspiring issue will help our readers make their house a HOME that showcases their personal style and personality, as well as, informing them of practical, affordable solutions to home improvement.
HOME is produced quarterly and has a printed circulation that reaches thousands of households in and around the Central Virginia,Roanoke Valley, and Hampton Roads area. Shelf life for each issue is at least three months. At HOME magazine, our number one goal is to provide our audience with useful,practical and affordable ideas to enhance their homes and lifestyle.
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Central Virginia HOME is produced quarterly and has a printed circulation that reaches at least 20,000 households in and around the city of Lynchburg plus Amherst, Appomattox, Campbell, and Bedford Counties, including Smith Mountain Lake.
The shelf life is at least three months; our high-quality publication materials and timeless topics encourage our readers to keep Home as a reference for ideas and where to find Central Virginia businesses to help execute these ideas.
Features
Make a Splash With a Fantasy Pool
Water is a source of Both life and comfort; it invokes all the senses with its natural delights. Because of ...
Perfect Pillows
In eighth grade, the girls in my middle school were required to take one year of Home Economics. The course was ...
Senior Living: Options for Rewarding Retirement
Today’s seniors are more active than ever, and retirement communities, home builders and independent contractors have become even more adept ...
Precious Peonies: Beauty Worth the Wait
Patience doesn’t come easy, we know. After all, it’s hard to wait for something when most of the time you ...
Seasonal
Deck the Halls With Family TreasuresBy April M Barney
“The Santas used to be packed up after Christmas, but we are so fond of them that we now leave them out all year long. They remind me of Christmas and all the reasons for the happiness of the season.” —Misty Walker
“I like to think that our home reflects us and the [...]
Features
Make a Splash With a Fantasy PoolWater is a source of Both life and comfort; it invokes all the senses with its natural delights. Because of these inherent qualities, there is nothing quite like a water source to enhance the landscape. Swimming pools are one way for homeowners to bring the aesthetics of water close at hand. And today’s pools are [...]
House Mechanic
Segmental Retaining Walls: Where Form and Function MeetEnjoying your backyard to its fullest often involves adding amenities like built-in barbecues, fireplaces, ponds, expanded patios or elegant walkways. To achieve such designs, homeowners often have to cut into or fill in the existing soil to create a suitable foundation for the project. Many times, a retaining wall is needed to create these features. [...]
Favorite Things
Picture-Perfect FramesAs a mother of three who loves to travel, I have countless photos to remind me of my loved ones and journeys. The problem is that those photos are either stashed away in boxes, stored on my computer, or languishing on photo websites. Though it’s easy to maintain our digital holding ground in this technological [...]
In The Yard
Pruning to PerfectionGrow, grow, grow. That’s what all gardeners are praying now as trees and shrubs promise to bring new life to yards once again. Of course there are fertilizers and other plant foods for sale this season, but one of the best ways to stimulate growth is by pruning. As they say, “Out with the old, [...]
Simply Southern
A Cup of Tea: Delight Your Guests With Time for TeaMy junior year in college was spent studying outside of London in the quaint town of Reading. As I settled into life abroad, I found it charming when my new British friends would call to invite me to enjoy a cup of tea and a biscuit with them. Since I was there to learn all [...]
RSVP
Cool Commencements: Easy Gatherings for GradsIf you’re hearing strains of “Pomp and Circumstance” in your future, that means you have a graduation coming up. Whether it’s preschool or college, eighth grade or high school, commencement is a time to celebrate. We gather our friends and family to offer congratulations on a job well done.
This spring, I have two such [...]
Culinary Corner
Olive Oil: Pour on Golden GoodnessOver the years, we Americans have loved our fad diets. But fortunately we’re learning more and more about sensible, healthy eating that offers more on the menu than grapefruit and cabbage soup. One diet that has gotten a lot of recent attention is the Mediterranean diet, featuring olive oil as one of its superstar ingredients. Besides [...]
Hot Tips
Give Your Yard a Lift With MulchThis spring, before you jump into your usual mulch routine, consider how a new approach might enhance your yard. For gardens small to large, mulch adds a finishing touch, and protects your plants to boot. So, with delightfully warmer, sunny days ahead, consider the many mulching options available to improve any landscape.
Mulch comes in a variety of materials [...]
Showcase Home
Cottage Chic: Home and Garden Exude Fairy-tale CharmCozy, comfortable and adorned with an eclectic mix of furnishings old and new, a cottage boasts its own special charms. Jenny and Stuart Smith’s home in Boonsboro has all these qualities and more; their irresistibly appealing home is the epitome of cottage chic.
Jenny always wanted a cottage. Her dream was only encouraged in her days [...]
The Power Of Color
LIGHTEN YOUR WORKLOAD Choose the Right Color for Your Home OfficeThe colors you choose for your walls affect your mood, how you feel about a room and your comfort level in that room. So choosing the right color for a home office presents a special challenge; it’s part of your home, yet it’s also a place where you must be productive, whether you use the [...]
Design Line
Organizational Bliss: Make Way for the MudroomYes, neat-nicks, there is nirvana. It’s called the mudroom. Here, you can shed the dirt and baggage of the day and enter the house ready to relax and unwind. Having a mudroom means no muddy footprints in the house, and always knowing where you left the keys the night before. Whether it’s the size of [...]
Around Town
Around TownLoft Tour Looks at Downtown Living
The Sixth Annual Downtown Lynchburg Loft Tour was held on Saturday, February 27. This annual fundraiser for the Free Clinic of Central Virginia has been held on the last Saturday in February since 2005, and has grown from 150 participants in the first year to close to 500 attendees in [...]
